old-fashionedness

[ohld-fash-uhnd]

Origin

adjective

of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.

favored or prevalent in former times: old-fashioned ideas.

having the conservative behavior, ways, ideas, or tastes of earlier times: a delightfully old-fashioned gentleman.

Origin:
1645–55

Related forms

old-fash·ioned·ly, adverb

old-fash·ioned·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. outmoded, obsolete. See ancient¹.

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Old-fashionedness is always a great word to know.

So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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Word Origin & History

old-fashioned

1596, "in an outdated style," from old + fashion (q.v.). As a type of cocktail, attested from 1901, Amer.Eng.

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